In the first half of 2018, Ukrainian honey exports decreased by 43% YoY. “They totaled almost 17,000 tons worth $37 million,” Ann Burka, consultant at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), posted on her Facebook page. According to FAO’s data for last year, Ukraine became one of the world’s three leading…
In January-June seaports of Ukraine handled 63.8 million tons of cargo, down by 3.1% YoY, says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. The decrease should be attributed to the fall of grain exports (-10.3%) and ore exports (-26.5%). Total transshipment of export cargo fell by 8.9%, to 46.1 million tons. The highest growth in…
The Antonov State Enterprise and Aviall Services Inc., a subsidiary of the Boeing Company, have signed an agreement on cooperation in aircraft production, according to a report posted on Antonov’s page on Facebook. “On July 17 at Farnborough International Airshow 2018, Oleksandr Donets, President of Antonov Company, and Eric Strafel, CEO of Aviall Services, Inc.,…
Riga-Vilnius-Minsk-Kyiv train will be launched from the Ukrainian capital on September 28, Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan said at a briefing upon the plenary session of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Lithuanian Commission on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, which was held in Lviv on July 17, the press service of the Infrastructure Ministry reports. “Last year’s agenda,…
The deficit of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in January-May amounted to $2,054.9 million, up by 44.4% YoY. This data was provided by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. In January-May Ukraine’s total imports of goods made up $21,515.0 million, or 115.3% compared to January-May 2017. Ukraine’s total exports of goods over the reporting period…
The state-run railways operator JSC Ukrzaliznytsia may raise fares for passengers by 25% (+/-3%) in 2018-2019 and by 30% (+/-3%) in 2020-2021 annually. Such a forecast is given in the outlook for the social and economic development of Ukraine in 2019-2021. Freight transportation rates may also soar by 25% (+/-3%) in 2018-2019 annually. According to…
The Pension Fund of Ukraine continues to finance pension payments for July, the government’s portal reports with a reference to the Pension Fund. “As of July 13, UAH 16.8 billion was allocated for the payment of pensions, which is 56.2% of the monthly requirement,” reads the report. The Pension Fund added that financing and payment…